Interface Startable

All Known Implementing Classes:
Loader, MetaBean

public interface Startable
Interface to something that is a start point for a flow and can be launched programatically.
Since:
1.0
Version:
$Revision: 8034 $
Author:
Mark Hall (mhall{[at]}pentaho{[dot]}org)
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Gets a string that describes the start action.
    void
    Start the flow running
  • Method Details

    • start

      void start() throws Exception
      Start the flow running
      Throws:
      Exception - if something goes wrong
    • getStartMessage

      String getStartMessage()
      Gets a string that describes the start action. The KnowledgeFlow uses this in the popup contextual menu for the component. The string can be proceeded by a '$' character to indicate that the component can't be started at present.
      Returns:
      a string describing the start action.